单词 | cartouche |
释义 | cartouche/kɑːˈtuːʃ![]() noun 1A carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription.In fact, the inscriptions in the cartouches at the top of each scroll were taken from Genshin's treatise. 1.1A decorative architectural feature, such as a modillion or corbel, resembling a scroll.The exceptionally well-proportioned case of richly figured mahogany original except for the cartouche, finials, feet, and dial-arch molding, is a monument to the rococo style....
2An ornate frame around a design or inscription: a coat of arms in a cartouche...
2.1 Archaeology An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, typically representing the name and title of a monarch.The cartouche or oval ring enclosing the name of Tutankhamun was found on objects throughout his tomb....
OriginEarly 17th century: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card1). Rhymes |
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